Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
Daily ripples of excellence over time become a tsunami of success.
Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
If you decide that you’re going to do only the things you know are going to work, you’re going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table.
My definition of success? The more you’re actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will be.
A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.
Don’t find fault, find a remedy.
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What’s in it for me?
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.